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The week in photos, March 24-30, 2014

Crisis in Crimea continues

A boy runs with a Russian national flag at the Crimean parliament in Simferopol, Crimea, on March 26. Within days of Crimea being swallowed up by Russia, the lights began flickering out. Officials in the peninsula accused Ukraine of cutting off electricity supplies in order to bully Crimea, which voted earlier this month in a referendum to secede and join Russia.

FLOTUS in China

First lady Michelle Obama performs Tai Chi with students from the Chengdu No.7 High School on March 25 in Chengdu, China. Michelle Obama's one-week-long visit in China is focused on educational and cultural exchanges.

Flowers bloom in the Netherlands

A cyclist passes fields with blossoming daffodils and hyacinths near Noordwijk, the Netherlands, on March 26.

Mudslide devastates in Washington

A searcher stands on a huge pile of debris, including the remains of homes and other structures, at the scene of a deadly mudslide on March 26 in Oso, Wash. The debris field is about a square mile and 30 to 40 feet deep in places.

World leaders flock to The Hague

President Barack Obama, bottom left corner, shakes hands with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, when posing for a group photo on the last day of the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on March 25.

A toast to Women's history

From left: Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde participate in a toast during an annual Women’s History Month reception honoring Yellen on March 25 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

President meets the pope

President Barack Obama and Pope Francis laugh as they exchange gifts on March 27 at the Vatican. The meeting at the Vatican is part of the president's European tour.

Christie addresses the press

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie holds a news conference on March 28 at the New Jersey State House in Trenton. This press conference, his first since fielding questions about lane closures on the George Washington Bridge in January, comes a day after an internal investigation requested by the governor's office declared the Republican had no involvement in the politically motivated traffic jams last year.

Obama arrives in Riyadh

President Barack Obama reviews an honor guard upon his arrival at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on March 28. Obama arrived in Riyadh for talks with Saudi King Abdullah as mistrust fuelled by differences over Iran and Syria overshadows a decades-long alliance between their countries.